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Enjoy A Date Day Out And About In Cape Town
May 18, 2022
The weather may be cooling down, but that’s no reason to stay indoors in the Mother City. If you are looking to spend some quality time with your partner, don’t just limit it to one meal. Make a day of it! And in Cape Town, it’s pretty easy with plenty of things to do and see. We chatted to Sulaiman Savahl , Guest Relations Officer at Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, to find out more about what exactly a couple could get up to in the Mother City for a whole day. Because who knows the city better than guest relations?
Call To Invest ‘Serious Resources’ In Education, To Stem Tide Of Child Labour
May 18, 2022
By Cecilia Russell “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour.” So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of Education International’s African Regional Office in Accra, Ghana adapting liberation icon and late South African president Nelson Mandela’s famous quote about how education can change the world. Sinyolo was participating in a themed discussion on education at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. The panellists agreed that the investment in teachers was also crucial to ending child labour. Sinyolo noted that teachers are the ones who identify those out of school, raise awareness about schooling
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African Ministers At The ITIC-WTM African Tourism Investment Summit Call For Africa To Unite
May 18, 2022
African tourism ministers stress the growing importance of ecology and air connectivity for the development of the travel and hospitality industry Africa to unite to promote tourism under a single brand The African travel and
Applications Open For The Second Cohort Of Google For Startups Black Founders Fund For Africa
May 18, 2022
60 eligible black-founded startups across Africa will receive a share of $4 million Black Founders Fund (BFF) Google has announced that applications for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for
Energy Partnerships In Africa Must Benefit Society Especially Women And Children
May 18, 2022
Africa’s capability has grasped the world’s attention in recent times Africa’s capability has grasped the world’s attention in recent times as conflict in Eastern Europe and rising energy costs have highlighted the globe’s precarious energy
Africa’s Energy Course On A New Path
May 18, 2022
Let Africa Resolve Its Energy Needs Without Interference By Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, former Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resource and Ambassador for Africa Oil Week The African continent remains one of the most unexplored
Preparing Teachers For Project-Based Teaching
May 18, 2022
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing how we learn, work and thrive. The education sector – internationally and in South Africa – has responded to this evolution by researching, implementing and monitoring new methodologies to
Genre-Bending Namakau Star Presents Her Debut EP, Landing; An Ethereal Ode To Freedom And Flow
May 17, 2022
No stranger to reinvention, this multifaceted musical force has come back stronger than ever with a tribute to authenticity and freedom, dreamily packaged in a 7 track EP, LANDING. Her first Single “Rewind” leading up
First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
May 18, 2022
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province, had contracted the disease. This marks the second imported case of wild
The Russia – Ukraine Conflict and its Impact on the Infrastructure and Built Environment Industry in Africa
May 17, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya, 17 May, 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Introduction Russia launched a full assault on Ukraine, its southwest neighbour, on February 24, 2022, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Both countries are major producers of
Ghana Enterprise Agency partners with IE University’s Africa Center to promote women entrepreneurship
May 17, 2022
ACCRA, Ghana, 17 May 2022, /African Media Agency/- Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and IE Africa Center (IE University, Spain) have announced a partnership to promote the economic empowerment of women in Ghana by focusing on providing leadership and development training
Digital Literacy Program Upskills 1.8m Young Learners
May 17, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 17th May 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The 2021 edition of SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) saw more than 1.8m young people between the ages of 8 – 16 equipped with 21st century learning and coding
Somalia: UN welcomes end of fairly contested presidential election, calls for unity
May 16, 2022
The United Nations in Somalia welcomed the conclusion of the country’s presidential election held on Sunday, praising the “positive” nature of the electoral process and peaceful transfer of power. The United Nations in Somalia welcomed the conclusion of the
Africa Fintech Summit Washington D.C. 2022 — Where African and Global Fintech Stakeholders Met in April
May 16, 2022
WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 16 May 2022, /African Media Agency/- On April 21, 2022, African and global fintech stakeholders gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the seventh edition of the
Media Advisory: Report: Global Smokers Exceed 1.1 Billion
May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. ET1:00 – 1:30 p.m. GMT REGISTER HERE Ahead of the release of a new Tobacco Atlas, health leaders will discuss latest findings on the current status of tobacco use worldwide
Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
May 13, 2022
Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst drought in 40 years is affecting some 15 million people across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The drought follows four
UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
May 13, 2022
NEW YORK, USA, le 13th May 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation
New Report Finds Blood Pressure Drugs Can Cost Up to 40 Times More in Regions with the Most Strokes and Heart Attacks
May 12, 2022
High cost, low availability and variable quality of medicines increase risk of heart attacks and strokes from high blood pressure – the world’s leading cause of death NEW YORK, USA, 12 May, 2022 -/African Media
WHO ready to support DPR Korea battle COVID-19 infections
May 12, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is committed to helping the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), respond to COVID-19, after its first declared infection was reported in the media there. Responding
Oracle Red Bull Racing Drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez Take a Ride to Become Crypto Insiders With Bybit
May 12, 2022
As one of the crypto-inspired initiatives of its partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, Bybit created the #BybitLevelUpChallenges, a series of videos featuring Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez